Quality assurance and university rankings in higher education in the Asia Pacific : challenges for Universities and Nations

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kaur, Sarjit (Author), Sirat, Morshidi (Author), Tierney, William G. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pulau Pinang : Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia and National Higher Education Research Institute , c2010
Series:Siri kecetakan akademik
Subjects:
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The academic ranking of world universities and the performance of Asia Pacific Universities
  • 2. The global knowledge economy and the culture of comparison in higher education
  • 3. Beyond Universities rankings: a review of key indicators for improving quality provisions of higher education
  • 4. Quality and graduate education: paths to excellence
  • 5. Quality dilemmas with regional education hubs and cities
  • 6. Attitudes to rankings: comparing German, Australian and Japenese experiences
  • 7. Measuring up? the competitive position of South East Asian higher education
  • 8. Quality assurance, University rankings and China's higher education: the case of Wuhan University
  • 9. Going for global University ranking through the Accelerated Programme for excellence (APEX) in Malaysia: full throttle ahead
  • 10. Quality assurance and Thai University ranking system